In the Indian Premier League, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad last night. Chasing a target of 191 runs set by Hyderabad, Lucknow reached 193 for 5 in just 16.1 overs. Nicholas Pooran scored the highest for Lucknow, scoring 70 runs from 26 balls, while Mitchell Marsh contributed 52 runs off 31 balls. For Hyderabad, skipper Pat Cummins took two wickets.

Earlier, sent in to bat first, Hyderabad posted 190 runs for losing 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Travis Head top-scored for Hyderabad with 47 runs off 28 balls, while Aniket Verma played a quick cameo, scoring 36 runs from just 13 balls. For Lucknow, Shardul Thakur scalped four wickets, for which he was declared Player of the Match.

The  Chennai Super Kings will face the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai this evening. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM. Chennai defeated Mumbai by 4 wickets in their previous matches, while Bangalore registered a 7-wicket victory against the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders.